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How to Win Ekko vs Vayne Counter MatchupEkko is in the s tier of champions

Ekko vs Vayne

How to Beat Vayne as Ekko in LoLEkko is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Vayne as Ekko

based on 9,592 Ekko vs Vayne matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
5.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our dataset, Ekko fought Vayne 9592 times. Including so many games with Ekko vs Vayne gives us faith in our capacity to prepare actionable statistics and a pro build to destroy your opponent. This matchup is fairly uncommon. Ekko is forced to battle against Vayne in only 5.3% of his matches.

Ekko vs Vayne Matchup Summary

Ekko has done a ok job of beating Vayne. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of games the champions battle each other in. In Ekko against Vayne games, Ekko’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Vayne.

Best Ekko vs Vayne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Ekko Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneNashor's Tooth

Optional Items

Void StaffShadowflameStormsurgeZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ekko to level upq
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Second ability for Ekko to level upe
>
Last skill for Ekko to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearFuture's Market
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Ekko's passive ability p
Ekko's q ability q
Ekko's w ability w
Ekko's e ability e
Ekko's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Vayne as Ekko

Tips for Playing as Ekko against Vayne

Chronobreak is a potent escape tool, but it can also be quite powerful when used offensively. Don't underestimate its damage potential.

If you can proc Z-Drive Resonance on an enemy champion, it's worth taking risks to do so. The bonus Move Speed makes it easy to escape.

Phase Dive's dash is a great tool for setting up Ekko's other abilities. Use it to get double hits with Timewinder or get into position to detonate Parallel Convergence.

Advice to Win Against Vayne

Deny Vayne the opportunity to pin you against walls.

Vayne is fragile - turn the pressure up on her and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Ekko vs Vayne Counter Stats

Ekko Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Vayne Image
7.7
< Kills >
7.4
5.9
< Deaths >
6.4
6.5
< Assists >
5.6
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
104
< Minions Killed >
165
0.78
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.48
2,323
< Physical Damage >
15,426
17,520
< Magic Damage >
1,627
1,013
< True Damage >
4,445
20,858
< Damage Dealt >
21,499
30,863
< Damage Taken >
21,510
12,285
< Gold Earned >
12,127
1.93
< Towers >
2.24
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
11,437
< Total Healing >
5,995
14,156
< Experience >
12,918
19
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
369
< Time Dealing CC >
69

How to Counter Vayne with Ekko in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some influential Ekko against Vayne matchup statistics that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vayne’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vayne..

Ekko usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Vayne. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ekko and Vayne

Damage Types Compared

Ekko
Vayne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ekko
Vayne

Who is Better, Ekko or Vayne?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ekko usually fairs equally well when taking on Vayne, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Ekko makes an ok counter for Vayne.

While Ekko does have a higher win rate compared to Vayne, when on opposite teams, Ekko also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Ekko into Vayneas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Ekko also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vayne. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Vayne matchups, Ekko is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Ekko is a decent counter to Vayne. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Ekko against Vayne.

Additional Information for Ekko Players

How We Calculated Our Ekko vs Vayne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vayne as Ekko, we analyzed 9,592 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Vayne as Ekko comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ekko in order to counter Vayne during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ekko most often picks up less CS relative to Vayne. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Ekko versus Vayne build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Ekko combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Vayne than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Ekko boasted an average winrate of 50.3% when countering Vayne with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of beating Vayne as Ekko, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Future's Market runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Ekko vs Vayne counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.3% win rate overall.

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